Welcome to Silvara ...
Silvara is located in Bradford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Silvara, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Silvara is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Silvara lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Silvara: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Silvara ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silvara.
- Towanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
- Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
- Tunkhannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
- Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <5>
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <5>
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <5>
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <5>
- Dushore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
- Dushore is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <5>
- Meshoppen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
- Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <5>
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
- Laceyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Laceyville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laceyville <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Silvara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silvara.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silvara. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silvara.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silvara. See our Newspapers Page for Silvara.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silvara ...
Looking for more information about Silvara? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Silvara, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Silvara.
Adding Silvara to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Silvara in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Silvara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Silvara post office opened in 1875.
We also found Silvara in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Silvara.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silvara. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Silvara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Silvara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Silvara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |